Object Number 1959.2338

Object Name

Figure (Bird (eagle))

Category

Sculpture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Wilhelm Schimmel (Artist)-1890

Place of Origin

Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Location of origin is based on attribution to Schimmel. Cumberland Valley.

Date

1870-1890

Subjects

Animals

Materials

Pine; Gesso; Paint

Construction Description

The style of carving on the wing feathers looks different from other examples of attributed Schimmel work in the collection.

Dimensions (inches)

6.375 (H) , 11.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.192 (H) , 28.575 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Pass, Karl H. 2002 Wilhelm Schimmel: Cumberland County “Image Maker" (1817-1890). Cumberland County History. 19 (2)
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